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Tracing the history of the idea that "you are what you eat," this course explores the relationships between diets, bodies, selves, and politics. The class examines three historical periods: the classical and early modern humoral tradition emphasizing the incorporation of the properties of foods; the nineteenth and twentieth century nutritionist tradition emphasizing the incorporation of the ingredients or nutrients of a food; and the newly emerging eco-dietetic tradition emphasizing the environmental ramifications an item of food’s production.